David Bermingham on BBC News

Keynote speakerDavid Bermingham has described his time in American and British prisons on BBC News.

A member of the so-called NatWest Three, who was extradited to the US on bank fraud charges, told how Tony Blair intervened in his case and he and the other defendants were given bail and electronically-monitored in Texas.

He spoke about his plea bargaining and explained why he could not serve time in a US open prison.